Vol. 7, No. 2, University of Judaism News, 1955

UNIV
Volume 7, No. 2 I \\ t
November, 1955
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM West Coast Branch JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA
NEW SITE FOR GREATER UNIVERSIT
DR. ISADORE I. RABI
Nobel Prize Winner
Speaks At New Site
The 19-M winner of the Nobel
Prize, Professor Isadore I Rabi,
will speak on "Ethics in This
Atomic Age" before a select
group of Jewish communal lead-ers
at a University of Judaism
dinner Tuesday, Nov. 15.
It will be tlie i n i t i a l event in
the proposed new University at
237 N. Van Ness Ave.
One of America's leading scien-tists,
Dr. Rabi was appointed by
Pres. Eisenhower as chairman of
the General Advisory Committee
io the National Atomic Energy
Commission, and he was also the
American representative and vice-president
of the Geneva Confe-rence
for Peaceful Use of Atomic
Energy.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
SETS CAMPAIGN GOAL
The University of Judaism, now
chalking up record enrollments,
is l i t e r a l l y bursting at the seams
because of its rapidly-expanding
educational and cultural pro-grams.
Th;il i^ \vliy I h i - iii-.vly - formed
University Planning Committee
(see photo helovv) has set a
$400,000 goal in the 1955-56 drive
now under way.
The capital building fund
goal for the new University site
will be no less than $300,000,
while another $100,000 will be
sought for maintenance costs of
both the University and its city-wide
branches.
Calling on the entire commu-nity
for support of the vital build-ing
effort, the committe empha-sized
that the University of Ju-daism
has been a credit to Los
Angeles as a nationally-accredit-ed
center of higher Jewish learn-ing
during the nine years of its
service to the Southland.
Hear Expansion Details Sunday, Dec. 4,
At Founders' Day Dinner in Biltmore Bowl
The long search is now
over! After more than a year
of scouring all of Los An-geles
for a suitable site for
a bigger and greater Univer-
LEADERSHIP MESSAGE
turn to Ihe top of page
a message on Ihe NEW
Please
three fo
University from Milton Sperling and
Justin G. Turner, chairmen, respec-tively,
of our boards of overseers and
governors.
site committee has found the
p e r f e c t p r o p e r t y — with
plenty of room for expansion
and centrally located!
It is the former Gilbert Wright
estate at 237 N. Van Ness Ave.,
at the southwest corner of Bever-ly
Blvd., and the two acres of
ground already include a 12-
room mansion which will serve
as the administration building.
Present plans call for construc-tion
of a spacious classroom
building, with a library, Jewish
museum, student lounge and
auditorium.
Full details of the University's
expansion program will be re-vealed
Sunday night, Dec. 4, at
the eighth Founders' Day Dinner.
to be held in the Biltmore Bowl
of the Biltmore Hotel.
Guest speaker will be Judge
Louis E. Levinthal of Philadel-phia
and national Jewish leader.
He is vice-chairman of the Jew-ish
Theological Seminary's board
of overseers, and served as ad-visor
on Jewish affairs to the
JUDGE LOUIS E. LEVINTHAL
Allied M i l i t a r y Government
Germany.
In addition. Judge Levin!hnl
pas! president of the Zionist ()
ganhcation of America and pa
president of the Jewish Public,
tions Society.
Also featured at the dinner wi
be a program of entertainme;
by stellar personalities.
UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE — Leaders af the University of Judaism 1955-
56 campaign includes (front row, from left) Milton Sperling, chairman; Ben Platt,
honorary chairman, and co-chairmen Max Zimmer, Lewis E. Pennish and Arthur N.
Whizin. In back row, from left, are Charles Krown, co-chairman, and Theodore
Strimling, Ely Elias, Honorary Treasurer Emil Brown (insert), Sol Andrews and Ben
J. Lax. Not in photo are Joseph D. Shane, consultant, and committee members Justin
G .Turner, Harry Friedman, Isadora Levine, Sam Pensick and Sam Farkas. These are
the men who will help build a new University.

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UNIV
Volume 7, No. 2 I \\ t
November, 1955
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM West Coast Branch JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA
NEW SITE FOR GREATER UNIVERSIT
DR. ISADORE I. RABI
Nobel Prize Winner
Speaks At New Site
The 19-M winner of the Nobel
Prize, Professor Isadore I Rabi,
will speak on "Ethics in This
Atomic Age" before a select
group of Jewish communal lead-ers
at a University of Judaism
dinner Tuesday, Nov. 15.
It will be tlie i n i t i a l event in
the proposed new University at
237 N. Van Ness Ave.
One of America's leading scien-tists,
Dr. Rabi was appointed by
Pres. Eisenhower as chairman of
the General Advisory Committee
io the National Atomic Energy
Commission, and he was also the
American representative and vice-president
of the Geneva Confe-rence
for Peaceful Use of Atomic
Energy.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
SETS CAMPAIGN GOAL
The University of Judaism, now
chalking up record enrollments,
is l i t e r a l l y bursting at the seams
because of its rapidly-expanding
educational and cultural pro-grams.
Th;il i^ \vliy I h i - iii-.vly - formed
University Planning Committee
(see photo helovv) has set a
$400,000 goal in the 1955-56 drive
now under way.
The capital building fund
goal for the new University site
will be no less than $300,000,
while another $100,000 will be
sought for maintenance costs of
both the University and its city-wide
branches.
Calling on the entire commu-nity
for support of the vital build-ing
effort, the committe empha-sized
that the University of Ju-daism
has been a credit to Los
Angeles as a nationally-accredit-ed
center of higher Jewish learn-ing
during the nine years of its
service to the Southland.
Hear Expansion Details Sunday, Dec. 4,
At Founders' Day Dinner in Biltmore Bowl
The long search is now
over! After more than a year
of scouring all of Los An-geles
for a suitable site for
a bigger and greater Univer-
LEADERSHIP MESSAGE
turn to Ihe top of page
a message on Ihe NEW
Please
three fo
University from Milton Sperling and
Justin G. Turner, chairmen, respec-tively,
of our boards of overseers and
governors.
site committee has found the
p e r f e c t p r o p e r t y — with
plenty of room for expansion
and centrally located!
It is the former Gilbert Wright
estate at 237 N. Van Ness Ave.,
at the southwest corner of Bever-ly
Blvd., and the two acres of
ground already include a 12-
room mansion which will serve
as the administration building.
Present plans call for construc-tion
of a spacious classroom
building, with a library, Jewish
museum, student lounge and
auditorium.
Full details of the University's
expansion program will be re-vealed
Sunday night, Dec. 4, at
the eighth Founders' Day Dinner.
to be held in the Biltmore Bowl
of the Biltmore Hotel.
Guest speaker will be Judge
Louis E. Levinthal of Philadel-phia
and national Jewish leader.
He is vice-chairman of the Jew-ish
Theological Seminary's board
of overseers, and served as ad-visor
on Jewish affairs to the
JUDGE LOUIS E. LEVINTHAL
Allied M i l i t a r y Government
Germany.
In addition. Judge Levin!hnl
pas! president of the Zionist ()
ganhcation of America and pa
president of the Jewish Public,
tions Society.
Also featured at the dinner wi
be a program of entertainme;
by stellar personalities.
UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE — Leaders af the University of Judaism 1955-
56 campaign includes (front row, from left) Milton Sperling, chairman; Ben Platt,
honorary chairman, and co-chairmen Max Zimmer, Lewis E. Pennish and Arthur N.
Whizin. In back row, from left, are Charles Krown, co-chairman, and Theodore
Strimling, Ely Elias, Honorary Treasurer Emil Brown (insert), Sol Andrews and Ben
J. Lax. Not in photo are Joseph D. Shane, consultant, and committee members Justin
G .Turner, Harry Friedman, Isadora Levine, Sam Pensick and Sam Farkas. These are
the men who will help build a new University.